Flippers reef 125 gallon

PacoPetty · Mar 6, 2020

PacoPetty said:
Which colors and which strength should I buy? I have 3 of the Mars Aqua lights like you have.

What I am not understanding is the blue is 420nm and the red is 620nm not 14,000 K or 20,000 K.

Flippers4pups · Mar 6, 2020

PacoPetty said:
Which colors and which strength should I buy? I have 3 of the Mars Aqua lights like you have.

3w.

PacoPetty said:
What I am not understanding is the blue is 420nm and the red is 620nm not 14,000 K or 20,000 K.

14000k and 20000k are more white with hit of blue.

Here's my layout:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/flippers-reef-125-gallon.317425/page-51

That Crusso Kid · Mar 6, 2020

PacoPetty said:
What I am not understanding is the blue is 420nm and the red is 620nm not 14,000 K or 20,000 K.

I'm pretty sure you know the following but just in case. What you do not understand is because K (Kelvin) is temperature vs nm (nanomaters) are wavelengths. A certain Kelvin temperature consists of a nearly infinite number of wavelengths to produce the perceived color. Nanometers, on the other hand, measure a specific wavelength. So even if the Kelvin temperature appears amber, it's actually a combination of wavelengths at different nanometers. In other words, while a 14K or 20K diode will contain some of the wavelength measured at 420nm, it will also contain many other wavelengths. A 420nm diode should only put out light measured to 420nm.

I hope this makes some sense.

Flippers4pups · Mar 6, 2020

crusso1993 said:
I'm pretty sure you know the following but just in case. That's because K (Kelvin) is temperature vs nm (nanomaters) are wavelengths. A certain Kelvin temperature consists of a nearly infinite number of wavelengths to produce the perceived color. Nanometers, on the other hand, measure a specific wavelength. So even if the Kelvin temperature appears amber, it's actually a combination of wavelengths at different nanometers. In other words, while a 14K or 20K diode will contain some of the wavelength measured at 420nm, it will also contain many other wavelengths. A 420nm diode should only put out light measured to 420nm.

I hope this makes some sense.

Yep, was trying to not complicate things by stating a complicated answer. Thanks for the input! :)

That Crusso Kid · Mar 6, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
Yep, was trying to not complicate things by stating a complicated answer. Thanks for the input! :)

No worries. I've been known to overthink and complicate a glass of water! :p

Flippers4pups · Mar 6, 2020

crusso1993 said:
No worries. I've been known to overthink and complicate a glass of water! :p

Lol, me too!

That Crusso Kid · Mar 6, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
Lol, me too!

Hhmmm... I wonder why I had that feeling. Maybe it has something to do with the idea that you wrote a dissertation about the psychology of reefing. ;) lol

Flippers4pups · Mar 6, 2020

crusso1993 said:
Hhmmm... I wonder why I had that feeling. Maybe it has something to do with the idea that you wrote a dissertation about the psychology of reefing. ;) lol

That too was condensed and simplified. Lol :D :p

That Crusso Kid · Mar 6, 2020

Oh, I keep forgetting to mention that I LOVE your dogs!

This was Joe. Lost him going on 5 years ago. I still miss him. This was very near the end of his life.

That Crusso Kid · Mar 6, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
That too was condensed and simplified. Lol :D :p

I still haven't found the time to read it!

Flippers4pups · Mar 6, 2020

crusso1993 said:
Oh, I keep forgetting to mention that I LOVE your dogs!

This was Joe. Lost him going on 5 years ago. I still miss him. This was veey near the end of his life.

Man, sorry for your loss. Boxers and similar breeds are the best. They are just like a human kid! Very intelligent and very attached to their humans.

I love all of them!